Disappearing luggage-carrier for automobiles.



E. T. ROBINSON.

DISAPPEARING LUGGAGE CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIOATiON FILED O OT.5, 1908v Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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UNITED TATE PATENT OFFI OFQS EDWARD T. ROBINSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ST. LOUIS GAR COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

DISAPPEARING LUGGAGE-CARRIER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

No. 917,362. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 6, 1909. Application filed October 5, 1908. Serial No. 466,296.

To all whom it may concern: ranged to move rearwardly and forwardly in Be it known that I, EDWARD T. ROBINSON, the guide bars 1. The cross bar 3 is a mema citizen of the United States of America, reber of a luggage supporting frame which insiding at the city of St. Louis, in the State of eludes a series of rods 4 attached at their rear 5 Missouri, have invented certain new and useends to the cross bar and which extend longiful Improvements in Disappearing Luggagetudinally of the automobile body through the Qarriers for Automobiles, of which the folrear rail O, the wear strip 2, and are attached lowing is a full, clear, and exact description, l at their rear or outer ends to a cross bar 5 reference being had to the accompanying l that is also a member of the luggage support- 10 drawings, forming part of this specification. l ing frame. The outer cross bar 5 extends the My invention relates to a carrier applied to 1 full width oft he automobile body and it is an automobile or a similar vehicle, and by provided at its ends with forwardly projectwhich trunks or other luggage may be sup. ing ears 6. ported, the carrier being so constructed and 7 is hand rod attached to the outer cross 1 5 applied to the vehicle, as to be readily movbar of the luggage supporting frame and by able into an extended position and held for which the frame may be moved rearwardly service, and into a positionwithin the vehicle, into an extended position or moved forwhen released and out of service. wardly in which movements the rods l slide Figure I is a rear elevation of a portion of through the cross rails O and the wear strip 2,

20 an automobile body with my luggage carrier while the forward cross bar 3 operates at its applied thereto. Fig. II is a top or plan view ends in the guide bars 1. of the underframe of the automobile body It may be here mentioned that when the and my luggage carrier mounted therein the frame is moved into an extended position, its extended portion of the luggage carrier being forward cross bar, by being in engagement 25 shown in dotted lines. Fig. III is a side elewith the guide bars 1, is so held, as to cause vation of the rear portion of the automobile it to resist upward movement of the forward body and my luggage carrier, the carrier ends of the luggage supporting frame when being illustrated in full lines in its forward weight is imposed upon the extended portion position, and in dotted lines in its rear or of the frame.

30 extended position. Fig. IV is a vertical 8 designates stop rods, the rear ends of section taken longitudinally through the which are mounted in the outer cross bars 5 automobile body and my luggage carrier of the luggage supporting frame, and which with the carrier illustrated in its forward are adapted to move bachwardly and for )osition. Fig. V is a similar view to Fi l wardl with said frame. rnese sto) rods 35 IV with the carrier extended. Fig. VI is a extend loosely through the rear under-frame vertical cross section through portions of rail 0 and the wear strip 2 parallel with the the automobile body and luggage carrier. frame rods 4, int the forward ends of the Fig. VII is an enlarged perspective view of stop rods are free of connection with the forthe inner or free end of one of the stop rods ward portion of said frame. Each of the 40 present in the luggage carrier. stop rods is cut away or notched at its for- In the accompanying drawings P-A desward free end, as seen at 9, see Figs. IV to ignates the body of an automobile having VII inclusive, whereby a shoulder 10 is proan underframe comprising side rails B, and a vided at the bottom of the rod and at a dis rear rail C. tance from the termination of the rod.

45 1 designates guide bars attached to the in- When the luggage supporting frame is moved 00 nor sides of the side rails B and which are into an extended position, the forward ends preferably of channel shape. of the stop rods are permitted to descend due 2 is a wear strip secured to the rear rail O to the notching thereof, in order that the at its outer side, this wear strip being exshoulders of the rods may occupy positions 5O tended the full length of the rear rail and havadjacent to the wear strip 2, see F 1g. V, ing its ends overlapped onto the side rails B, thereby restraining the luggage supporting as seen in Fig. frame from forward movement, while it is in 3 designates an inner cross bar extending service. transversely of the automobile body between 11 designates frame supporting rods that 55 the side rails B the ends of which are arare loosely mounted at their rear ends in the ears 6 of the rear luggage supporting frame bar 5 and are located exteriorly of the automobile body. These supporting rods extend forwardly and upwardly from said ears 6 and they are provided at their forward ends with eyes 12 that are loosely fitted to hanger rods 18 carried by the automobile body, and on which they are adapted to ride during the rearward and forward movements of the luggage supporting frame. 'When the luggage supporting frame is in extended position, the supporting rods 11 serve to uphold the outer end of the luggage supporting frame, and when the luggage supporting frame is in its forward position, the eyes of the rods 11 are held from movement on the hanger rods by anti-rattler spring arms 14, located above said hanger rods, see Fig. 111.

15 designates a guard rail carried by the automobile body and located above the luggage carrier in a position that will enable it to prevent injury to the body by luggage, such as trunks, when said luggage is placed upon the luggage supporting frame.

I claim:

1. The combination, with a vehicle body provided with an underframe having side rails and a rear rail and guide bars attached to the inner sides of the side rails; of a luggage s'upporting frame having an inner cross bar, provided with ends adapted to slide in the guide bars, an outer cross bar, a series of longitudinal rods extending through the rear rail, and the longitudinal stop rods also extending through the rear rail and having undercut ends providing bottom shoulders and adapted to engage the rear rail when the supporting frame is drawn out.

2. The combination, with a vehicle body provided with an underframe having side rails and a rear rail and guide bars attached to the inner sides of the side rails; of a luggage supporting frame having an inner cross bar, provided with ends adapted to slide in the guide bars, an outer cross bar provided with forwardly projecting ears at its ends, a series of longitudinal rods extending through the rear rail, hanger rods secured to the sides of the vehicle body and frame supporting rods loosely mounted at their rear ends in the ears of the rear rail extending forwardly and upwardly and having eyes at their forward ends loosely fitted to the hanger rods.

3; The combination, with a vehicle body provided with an underframe having side rails and a rear rail and guide bars attached to the inner sides of the side rails} of a lugi gage supporting frame having an inner cross bar, provided with ends adapted to slide in the guide bars, an outer cross banprovided with forwardly projecting ears at its ends, a series of longitudinal rods extending through the rear rail, the longitudinal stop rods also extending through the rear rail and having undercut inner ends providing bottom shoulders adapted to engage the rear rail when the 'su ortin frame is drawn out han er rods secured to the sides of the vehicle body and frame supporting rods loosely mounted at their rear ends in the ears of the rear rail extending forwardly and upwardly and having eyes at their forward ends loosely fitted to the hanger rods.

EDYVARD T. ROBINSON.

In presence of v A. DIOKMANN,

M. H. MURPHY. 

